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Jesse Jackson, wearing a button from his organization Operation PUSH (People United to Save Humanity), attends the 1972 Democratic National Convention at the Miami Beach Convention Center. Senator George McGovern, a liberal Democrat, was nominated for president at the convention. (Photo by © Wally McNamee/CORBIS/Corbis via Getty Images)
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American civil rights activist Jesse Jackson is interviewed by a man wearing headphones and holding a microphone at the 1972 Democratic National Convention, held at the Miami Beach Convention Center in Miami Beach, Florida, United States, July 1972. (Photo by Pictorial Parade/Archive Photos/Getty Images)
PHOTO: Pictorial Parade
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American religious & Civil Rights leader and politician Reverend Jesse Jackson points as he speaks from a lectern at the headquarters of Operation PUSH (People United to Save Humanity), Chicago, Illinois, July 17, 1981. (Photo by Antonio Dickey/Getty Images)
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Reverend Jesse Jackson, the leader of PUSH leads a protest to boycott the ChicagoFest concert in August 1982 in Chicago Illinois. (Photo by Steve Kagan/Getty Images)
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Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr. on a Presidential Campaign stop and speech at the Los Angeles Hilton Hotel with Rep. Maxine Waters (R) and other supporters, June 6, 1984 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Bob Riha, Jr./Getty Images)
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Civil rights activist Jesse Jackson Sr yells and gestures during a campaign speech, 1988. (Photo by Afro American Newspapers/Gado/Getty Images)
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The Rev. Jesse Jackson speaks at the Democratic National Convention at Madison Square Garden in July of 1992.. (Ricky Flores/Getty Images)
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CHICAGO, ILLINOIS – AUGUST 19: Rev. Jesse Jackson attends the first day of the Democratic National Convention at the United Center on August 19, 2024 in Chicago, Illinois. Delegates, politicians, and Democratic party supporters are in Chicago for the convention, concluding with current Vice President Kamala Harris accepting her party’s presidential nomination. The DNC takes place from August 19-22. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)
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Rev. Jesse Jackson, (L), w. Pres. Bush & press, outside, after luncheon at old EOB. (Photo by Cynthia Johnson/Getty Images)
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ATLANTIC CITY, NJ – JUNE 27: Businessman Donald Trump, Jesse Jackson, Don King and Muhammad Ali ringside at Tyson vs Holmes Convention Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey June 27 1988. (Photo by Jeffrey Asher/ Getty Images)
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Civil rights veteran Rosa Parks addressing Dem. Natl. Convention, w. Jesse Jackson by her side. (Photo by Dirck Halstead/Getty Images)
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Dem. rivals for presidential nomination (L-R) Gov. Mike Dukakis, Rev. Jesse Jackson & Sen. Al Gore before/after DAILY NEWS debate at Felt Forum. (Photo by Steve Liss/Getty Images)
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In a hotel room during the 1984 Democratic National Convention, American sibling pop singers Marlon (left) and Michael Jackson (right) attend a press conference with politician Jesse Jackson, San Francisco, California, mid July, 1984. Jesse Jackson was a hopeful for the Democratic presidential nomination, though he lost to Walter Mondale., San Francisco, California, mid July, 1984. Jesse Jackson was a hopeful for the Democratic presidential nomination, though he lost to Walter Mondale.. (Photo by Robert R. McElroy/Getty Images)
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Former President Bill Clinton Attends Tribute to Bishop Hamel BrookinsReverend Jesse Jackson and former President Bill Clinton (Photo by Malcolm Ali/WireImage)
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Washington, DC: The Reverend Jesse Jackson (right) chats with President Reagan in the Oval Office, February 25. Jackson said he appealed to the president to restore $25 billion in education budget cuts and to increase pressure on South Africa.
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Rev. Jesse Jackson and Rev. Al Sharpton met with Church leaders at True-Ways Baptist Church to discuss Anti-Affirmative Action, January 10, 1995 in Los Angeles, California.(Photo by Bob Riha, Jr./Getty Images)
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